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This is a photo, sent by a friend, of a gathering for prayer in Washington today. The gathering was called by Franklin Graham in an appeal to people to pray for our country. You probably won’t see it on the news. There was no violence, just prayer.
These past six months I have lived in isolation. No Mass, no shopping, no volunteer work, no social life. I am old, I have a serious respiratory illness for which I take a daily medication that suppresses the immune system. According to medical advice, I shouldn’t go anywhere public unless really necessary. A neighbor shops for [...]
The news is horrifying. I would never have thought the United States could be in such disarray, such violent disarray. I lived through the sixties, but it wasn’t like this. Protests were actually protests and not riots, no real violence, no arson, no killing. And most important, no willful disobedience on the part of elected city [...]
A recent issue of The College Fix reported an article from the Conference of College Composition and Communication in which five professors called for “black linguistic justice” and an end to the “white supremacy of standard English.” The article reported was titled: “This Ain’t Another Statement! This is a DEMAND for Black Linguistic Justice!” The writers wanted to “decolonize [...]
“He is known in the trade as an idea writer,” explained Raymond Chandler to his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, in February, 1943, “liking the tour de force, and not much of a character man,” and Chandler added, “I think his stuff is very readable, but leaves no warmth behind it.” Chandler was referring to Cornell Woolrich, [...]
In a recent post, Ms. Hunt declared unequivocally that she’s “opposed to capital punishment.” According to Ms. Hunt, the fifth commandment and “the parable of the wheat and seeds” evidence the intrinsically sinful nature of capital punishment. Ms. Hunt’s “deeper” reason for disliking capital punishment relies on the assumption that capital punishment is sinful per se: [...]
With the Declaration of Independence celebrating more than 240 years, a national treasure turns forty. McGruff the Crime Dog first appeared in July, 1980, and he has become an enduring part of American culture. He stands as a symbol of the Declaration’s commitment to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” and the Constitution’s dedication to [...]
Please consider supporting my work by subscribing to the Inner Sanctum. Every week, at least three new podcasts are posted, as well as the weekly “Ladydale Diary” and other features. Here is the new content posted this past week:Home is Where the Hearth Is: Continuing the podcast series on What Every Catholic Should Know About Literature, [...]